Between March 17 and 20, the International Press Institute (IPI) participated in the online summit held in cooperation with its partner organisations in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR).
Locked Down: Protecting Europe’s Free Press featured keynote speeches by UN Special Rapporteur for freedom of expression, Irene Khan, and EU Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency, Věra Jourová.
Spread across eight panel discussions held online over four days, the first MFRR summit brought together 32 journalists and experts from 16 countries to explore the threats facing media freedom in Europe across eight panels and two workshops.
IPI is a member of the MFRR, which is a mechanism which monitors, tracks and responds to media freedom violations in EU Member States and Candidate Countries.
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IPI participated in the following discussions
COVID-19: Pandemics, Public Health and Press Freedom (March 17)
State Capture: Undermining Independence of Media Outlets and Regulators (March 17)
Online Harassment: Mitigating the emotional and professional impact of online hate (March 19)
The Media Freedom Rapid Response: A Year in Review (March 20)
Other events during the summit examined:
The dangers of covering demonstrations and protests across Europe
The impact of police actions on media freedom
The wielding of SLAPPs to silence critical reporting by the wealthy, powerful and thin-skinned
Fighting the normalisation of online harassment and smear campaigns across Europe.
MFRR SUMMIT PROGRAMME
This event is part of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), a Europe-wide mechanism which tracks, monitors and responds to violations of press and media freedom in EU Member States and Candidate Countries.
